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In the year 1953
357 Notable deaths
Arthur Hoyt
Actor (1874-1953).
Born March 19th, 1874 in Georgetown.
Died January 4th, 1953 at 78 years old in Woodland Hills.
Nikolay Punin
Russian art historian.
Born November 16th, 1888 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1953 at 64 years old in Vorkuta Gulag, Abez labor camp. [ref]
Friedrich Wolf
German writer (1888-1953).
Born December 23rd, 1888 in Neuwied. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1953 at 64 years old in Lehnitz (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sam De Grasse
Actor (1875-1953).
Born June 12th, 1875 in New Brunswick.
Died November 29th, 1953 at 78 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Albert Coates
British conductor (1882-1953).
Born April 23rd, 1882 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1953 at 71 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
Titta Ruffo
Italian opera singer.
Born June 8th, 1877 in Pisa. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1953 at 76 years old in Florence (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Valentine de Saint-Point
Artist (1875-1953).
Born February 16th, 1875 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1953 at 78 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Pierre Dupong
Prime minister of luxembourg (1885-1953).
Born January 11th, 1885 in Heisdorf.
Died December 23rd, 1953 at 68 years old in Luxembourg.
Marc Birkigt
Swiss mechanical engineer (1878-1953).
Born March 8th, 1878 in Geneva.
Died March 15th, 1953 at 75 years old in Versoix.
Alexander Vasiliev
American historian.
Born October 4th, 1867 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 30th, 1953 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C..
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene